He did the best he can but the only thing he's good at is
with portable games.
This week sees movie tie - in Iron Man 2 hitting shelves, along
with some portable game like Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake.
Electronics are hip and many of todays children practically grew up
with a portable game console.
In some ways this makes sense, as we're dealing
with a portable game here and one that is often played in relatively short bursts, but it is a bit light on strategy.
Not exact matches
Things are once again looking up for the venerable Japanese
games company,
with the
portable 3DS business and the Wii U — released in 2012 — finally showing signs of life.
Over at AllThingsD, in outlining her three big takeaways from Nintendo's announcement, Tricia Duryee makes a great point that the new
portable screen will almost certainly compete
with Apple's iPad for face time, given its forward - facing camera, ability to browse the Internet, draw on the screen
with a stylus, play standalone
games like Othello, view photos and video chat.
The Switch's biggest feature is that it's a hybrid
portable and home console, so you can take all the latest HD
games with you anywhere.
The bright spot for the
game maker continues to be its
portable 3DS system, which was the top - selling console in the U.S in 2013
with more than 11.5 million units sold.
Nintendo is going to use these mobile
games to connect
with its large global fan base, which currently plays
games across Wii U and a variety of
portable Nintendo DS devices.
Unlike other electronics, such as tablets or
portable game consoles, no separate wireless subscription is necessary
with the 3G Kindle.
LIQS Cocktail Shots, the world's first premixed cocktail shot, are changing the
game with their
portable ready - made mixtures of premium spirits, real fruit juice and natural flavors.
We did travel
with a
portable dvd player, but really the iPad has been the biggest
game - changer for us.
Step up your humidity
game by not only sleeping
with a full sized humidifier at night, but also investing in a
portable option to keep running at your office or next to you while you binge some Netflix on the couch.
Nintendo's ARMS allows players to use the Switch Pro Controller, the motion controls
with the Switch's
game controllers, and
portable - style
game play.
Classic arcade
games, and other titles can play
with an online component, in
portable or docked modes to give
gamer players experiences they never knew were possible.
Aside from this I still had fun
with this
game because the shooting controls felt very nice, but this is definatley a grade b shooter by console standards but is acceptable because you've probably never seen a true fps experience on a
portable like this before.
I had a good time
with resistance burning skies, but some flaws in the
game prevented it from being a truly realised
portable fps.
With that said, the last
portable instalment of the series is a good action
game for everyone.
Combining the depth and difficulty of a rogue - like
with the thrill of a platformer, it's an elegant and endlessly replayable gem of a
game that is perfectly suited to a
portable format.
It doesn't excel, but it's the best
portable football
game you'll find on the market, even
with its only average graphics and sound, and generations old gameplay.
The graphics are a bit worse than it's bigger console brethren but other than that this version offers so much more: New Cars and Hats, additional options to play
with friend and the ability to go fully
portable with a
game about freedom of movement.
Group all of that
with stellar presentation and impressive
portable gameplay, and you've got a
game that does a great job of doing something new (and weird)
with a classic Nintendo property.
If not, you'll find a
game with some errors that can not hide its
portable origins, but still enjoyable if you're looking for more Assassin's Creed.
During the PSP's run, the
portable won over Japanese players
with games from the Monster Hunter and God Eater series, and the handheld would go on to sell over 80 million units worldwide.
We were very happy
with having something very close to the PS2 experience in a
portable format
with the PSP, but we didn't do a good enough job creating the proper interface to really play
games with graphics in 3D.
PlayStation
Portable can connect
with PlayStation 3 in many ways, including in -
game connectivity.
Because it's a PlayStation 4
game, rather than a
portable one, it doesn't rely on close physical proximity to other players: you can play
with people all over the world, much more easily than ever before.
Remote Play is a feature used
with the PlayStation 4 where players are able to connect their PS Vita directly through the PlayStation 4 console and enjoy the video
game right on the
portable handheld.
THE NPD GROUP's JANUARY 2008 US
GAME INDUSTRY SALES Category / Total / Change Video Games: $ 1.18 billion -6 % Video Games Hardware: $ 378 million -25 % Video Games Software: $ 550 million +11 % Video Game Accessories: $ 191 million -4 % Total Sales Per Week: $ 295 million +18 % Hardware Sales (in units sold) Wii: 274,000 PlayStation 3: 269,000 Nintendo DS: 251,000 PlayStation Portable: 230,000 Xbox 360: 230,000 Game Software (in units sold) 1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (360, Activision)- 331,000 2) Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii, Nintendo)- 298,000 3) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Activision)- 240,000 4) Rock Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games)- 184,000 5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision)- 183,000 6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo)- 172,000 7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA)- 144,000 8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision)- 140,000 9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo)- 139,000 10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega)- 133
GAME INDUSTRY SALES Category / Total / Change Video Games: $ 1.18 billion -6 % Video Games Hardware: $ 378 million -25 % Video Games Software: $ 550 million +11 % Video
Game Accessories: $ 191 million -4 % Total Sales Per Week: $ 295 million +18 % Hardware Sales (in units sold) Wii: 274,000 PlayStation 3: 269,000 Nintendo DS: 251,000 PlayStation Portable: 230,000 Xbox 360: 230,000 Game Software (in units sold) 1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (360, Activision)- 331,000 2) Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii, Nintendo)- 298,000 3) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Activision)- 240,000 4) Rock Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games)- 184,000 5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision)- 183,000 6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo)- 172,000 7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA)- 144,000 8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision)- 140,000 9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo)- 139,000 10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega)- 133
Game Accessories: $ 191 million -4 % Total Sales Per Week: $ 295 million +18 % Hardware Sales (in units sold) Wii: 274,000 PlayStation 3: 269,000 Nintendo DS: 251,000 PlayStation
Portable: 230,000 Xbox 360: 230,000
Game Software (in units sold) 1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (360, Activision)- 331,000 2) Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii, Nintendo)- 298,000 3) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Activision)- 240,000 4) Rock Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games)- 184,000 5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision)- 183,000 6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo)- 172,000 7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA)- 144,000 8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision)- 140,000 9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo)- 139,000 10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega)- 133
Game Software (in units sold) 1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (360, Activision)- 331,000 2) Wii Play
with Wii Remote (Wii, Nintendo)- 298,000 3) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Activision)- 240,000 4) Rock Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games)- 184,000 5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision)- 183,000 6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo)- 172,000 7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA)- 144,000 8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision)- 140,000 9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo)- 139,000 10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega)- 133,000
Since then, the third
game in the series has been re-released on 3DS as Monster Hunter 3G, on PSP as Monster Hunter
Portable 3rd, and
with an HD upgrade compatible
with PSP and PlayStation 3.
Now Zipper Interactive has had pretty moderate success
with SOCOM
games on the PSP and this is their first launch on the Vita and they really manage to show their
portable experience.
The latter, a Monster Hunter and Soul Sacrifice like
game, is a really good offer for those still playing
with the almost dead Sony
portable console; ultimately a good reason for you to pick it back up in case you have long missed it... and don't forget it's PlayStation TV compatible, so you will even be able to play it on your home TV.
While there were certainly excellent console - like experiences crafted for the
portable — Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Killzone: Mercenary spring to mind — it has since transitioned into a niche handheld
with a robust library of indie
games and JRPG's.
Looking beyond the obvious choice, however, Nintendo could give also give RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles X and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE a second chance at success, as they would benefit greatly from being made
portable, let alone available on a console that people are eager fill
with games.
I personally do not enjoy playing side - scrollers
with an analog stick either, so my experience
with Cave Story + as a
portable game has not been all that great.
Finally the Ultimate
Portable Player has 85 built in
games along
with an SD Card slot support for more and the ability to output to a television in HD.
The combat system is deep enough to appeal to seasoned hunters and once the
game opens up there's plenty of variety — the multiplayer angle remains untested for now, but those familiar
with the way Capcom's
game worked (or, to a lesser degree, SEGA's Phantasy Star Online) will appreciate this
portable - focused adventure.
When I first heard about the wind waker HD remake I thought it would have been interesting to see a sort of Wind Waker HD collection: including Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit tracks, it would have taken longer sure but all we needed was technically there: the two screens... And it's not like making a
gamer from a
portable to a console is anything new, I mean square enix did it
with chain of memories a GBA
game then into a PS2
game.
In 2009, Sega brought the breakout star of Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid singing synthesis software to video
game fans
with Hatsune Miku: Project Diva for the PlayStation
Portable.
Game Freak like the idea of being able to take the game with you and play with friends and trade locally with other portable syst
Game Freak like the idea of being able to take the
game with you and play with friends and trade locally with other portable syst
game with you and play
with friends and trade locally
with other
portable systems.
While the
game is technically a port of a near - three - year - old PlayStation
Portable game, Jaffe's studio has loaded the disc up
with a host of bonus goodies, and will be offering the
game at a budget price of $ 19.99.
The footage above is docked, but the
game arguably looks at its best in
portable handheld mode — the 720p resolution holds up better there, and the
game seems to run
with an unlocked frame rate, shooting for 60 fps and sometimes getting there
with uneven but decent performance.
Vita owners are getting Lemmings Touch, a
portable take on the classic franchise, along
with Nova - 111 which is a tactical rogue - like combat
game.
I'm almost never a fan of these types of ports, but I can see the justification for porting
games that might sell better on a
portable system
with a larger user - base.
I love the concept: put 40
games on one device that you can either play as a
portable mini-arcade, or on your TV
with a couple of NeoGeo controllers included.
Namco Bandai
Games America today announced its lineup of
games for the show,
with five
games for the Xbox 360, three each for the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation
Portable, and two each for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS.
Now that the console version of Skylanders has finally caught up
with the
portable one in terms of jumping, the 3DS version of Skylanders: Swap Force ups the ante, letting players load all of their toys into the
game at once.
Time to dust off Excitebike and create a brand new racing
game with HD graphics and
portable functionality.
The release of the Nintendo Switch version makes it the first time this
game has been ported to the Nintendo Switch and those who have waited for a
portable experience can enjoy this complete edition
with all of the bonus DLC included.
Playing monster hunter on the 3DS is cool, but well before the switch, i always wanted to play it on consoles as well, much like what they did
with MHU3 on 3ds and wii U. I was super excited that they announced this for switch, and seeing monster world coming to other consoles, I can't help but feel i really want this
game to be
portable.